
Electrical Safety Engineering
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Electrical Safety Engineering, Third Edition covers the scientific principles, legislation, guidelines, and standards of electrical safety. This book is organized into six parts encompassing 20 chapters. Part 1 considers the nature of electrical injuries, the mechanical causes of electrical failures, and electrical insulation failure. Parts 2 and 3 describe the mechanism of breakdown and failure of electrical equipment, as well as the concept of circuit protection, with emphasis on the earthing principles and double insulation. Parts 4 and 5 explore the principles and application of electronic and solid-state control systems, fires, and explosion hazards. Part 6 focuses on the industrial supply and distribution of current and voltage. This book will prove useful to electrical engineers, electricians, and technicians.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviated
Part 1 General
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Statistical Studies and Reliability
Chapter 3 The Nature of Electrical Injuries
Chapter 4 Mechanical Causes of Electrical Failures
Chapter 5 Failure of Electrical Insulation
Part 2 Breakdown and Failure of Electrical Equipment
Chapter 6 Switchgear
Chapter 7 Transformer Failures
Chapter 8 Cables and Installations
Part 3 Circuit Protection
Chapter 9 Abnormal Circuit Conditions — Over-Voltage
Chapter 10 Excess Currents and Excess Current Protection
Chapter 11 Earthing Principles and Double Insulation
Part 4 Switches and Control Systems
Chapter 12 Control Equipment and Interlocks
Chapter 13 Control Systems — Electronic and Solid State Systems
Part 5 Fire and Explosion Hazards
Chapter 14 Fires and Explosions - General Principles
Chapter 15 Fire and Explosion Hazards — Applications
Chapter 16 Electrical Apparatus for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
Chapter 17 Particular Fire Hazards and Detection
Part 6 Industrial Supply and Distribution
Chapter 18 High-Voltage Supplies
Chapter 19 Medium and Low-Voltage Distribution (Up to 1000 Volts a.c.)
Chapter 20 Industrial Electrical Equipment
Appendix 1 List of Health & Safety Executive Publications
Appendix 2 European Community Directives
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 584
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1994
- Published: January 24, 1994
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483161495